John Lucas

I work with words.

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Vancouver-based writer and editor driven by a passion for telling a good story and inspiring others.

  • Lanterns on the Lake

    I was recently turned onto this impressive band by a friend. I’m a sucker for soaring tunes with elements of postrock and shoegaze, and this one definitely delivers.

    Also, hey! My first post of 2016. What can I say, I’ve been busy.

  • My top 10 albums of 2015

    You can read my full write-up over on the Georgia Straight website. But below are videos from each of my top 10 albums of 2015. These are in alphabetical order. And now, without further ado…

    A$AP Rocky, At.Long.Last.A$AP

    Cheatahs, Mythologies

    Father John Misty, I Love You Honeybear

    Health, Death Magic

    Tobias Jesso Jr., Goon

    Mew, + –

    Purity Ring, Another Eternity

    Raury, All We Need

    Sun Kil Moon, Universal Themes

    Tame Impala, Currents

  • Saying Goodbye to Some Kind of Music Blog

    Source: Saying Goodbye to Some Kind of Music Blog

  • Follow me on SoundCloud, won’t you?

    I’ve been pretty active on SoundCloud lately, promoting Stride Elementary and uploading some of the old Submerged Records catalogue. Please have a listen, and if you have a SoundCloud account, follow me and leave comments.

  • Stride Elementary

    Check it out. My band Stride Elementary just recorded its debut four-song EP.

  • Like me on Facebook

    You do like me, right? My Facebook page gets updated more often than this blog does, so… you know what to do.

  • An old song for a new year

    Greetings! I haven’t been around here much lately, which is what happens when you decide to prioritize doing things that make you money over things that don’t, like blogging. To start the year off, here’s a remix I recently did of a song that my old band Hinterland first released in 2003. This is that rarest of remixes that’s actually shorter than the original track. And contrary to what I just said, this remix is making me exactly zero dollars. But sometimes you’ve got to do a thing just for the love of it, right?

    Here’s the original, for the sake of comparison:

  • A brief update

    Hey everybody. I haven’t posted anything here in a while, but I have a good excuse. I have been on leave from the Straight since September, and I haven’t been doing any writing. I’ll be back soon, and I have some other stuff on the horizon as well. Stay tuned.

  • A new addition: Multimedia

    So, I added a new page called Multimedia in order to highlight my forays into audio-visual production and editing, photography, and possibly other stuff. Click the link above. Or, hell, just click here.

  • Like me on Facebook

    I’m on Facebook now. I mean, I have been on Facebook for years, but only on a private, personal page. I now have a public page for my professional activities. You can like it. Or not. It’s entirely up to you.